tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post720545121266973949..comments2024-03-08T06:18:28.125+11:00Comments on Bronte Capital: Not ordinary firesJohn Hemptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766274392122783128noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-37201048175781385592009-02-11T07:53:00.000+11:002009-02-11T07:53:00.000+11:00It was aluminium - which has a medium melt point -...It was aluminium - which has a medium melt point - just shy of 1000K. <BR/><BR/>I have seen a few photos now of engine blocks (or at least the aluminium heads) melting.<BR/><BR/>JJohn Hemptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766274392122783128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-10609786482927179842009-02-11T07:33:00.000+11:002009-02-11T07:33:00.000+11:00Picture #23http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/0...Picture #23<BR/><BR/>http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/bushfires_in_victoria_australi.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>I've had a car burned once and the aluminium cilinderhead was melted and the chassis buckled and some of these places look like a blast furnace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-37734489307975579072009-02-11T07:30:00.000+11:002009-02-11T07:30:00.000+11:00that looks like aluminum, which also has a low mel...that looks like aluminum, which also has a low melting point. aluminum is used in engine blocks, pistons, heads, trannie cases, wheels, radiators, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-57605106802624973042009-02-11T00:07:00.000+11:002009-02-11T00:07:00.000+11:00All things move toward their end.All things move toward their end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-88809036258151377142009-02-10T22:50:00.000+11:002009-02-10T22:50:00.000+11:00Later comments on that photo describe the metal as...Later comments on that photo describe the metal as the alloy wheels of the car.<BR/><BR/>What is the alloy? I have no idea...<BR/><BR/>But the things that are iron based that melted are things like childhood swings. <BR/><BR/>It seems that zinc coated metal didn't seem to melt. And lots of steel didn't.<BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>Whatever - I know some of these towns. Or knew them. They no longer exist.<BR/><BR/>JJohn Hemptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766274392122783128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-49904517356758135002009-02-10T22:45:00.000+11:002009-02-10T22:45:00.000+11:00I am very skeptical of that picture.Steel does not...I am very skeptical of that picture.<BR/><BR/>Steel does not melt well. Iron might. Lead does. There is a lot of steel in that picture that didn't melt. <BR/><BR/>The "flows" seem to be coming from the "axle assembly", there could have been a cast iron housing on it. <BR/><BR/>Shame about the fires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-73571796828113710872009-02-10T12:13:00.000+11:002009-02-10T12:13:00.000+11:00I have heard reports of engine blocks melting. Bu...I have heard reports of engine blocks melting. But I have not seen pictures.<BR/><BR/>Steel clearly melted in some places.John Hemptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766274392122783128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-78697714091195603022009-02-10T12:01:00.000+11:002009-02-10T12:01:00.000+11:00US wildfires regularly melt traffic signs and road...US wildfires regularly melt traffic signs and road delimiters. In this case, could it just have been the battery? Lead has a fairly low melting point. A friends car burned out after an accident and his SCUBA weight belt made of lead completely disappeared in the trunk. (Not to put down the magnitude of the Australian fires. A lot of the remainders will probably be toxic. Not sure what happens with the sulfuric acid etc.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com